If you’re merely going to a trade show and have no plan for standing out in a sea of exhibits, you might as well stay home. There are an infinite number of elements competing for attendees’ attention, so you’ve got to rise above the confusion of the show floor.
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With experiences as both an exhibitor and a show organizer, Marlys Arnold has a unique perspective on trade show exhibiting. As an exhibit marketing strategist, she travels the country consulting and training on how to create experiential exhibits that produce significantly higher numbers of qualified leads. She’s led workshops for events ranging from local consumer expos to some of the largest trade shows in the U.S. She hosts the Trade Show Insights blog/podcast, and is the author of Build a Better Trade Show Image and Exhibit Design That Works (the first book in the YES: Your Exhibit Success series). She's also the creator of the Exhibitor Education Manifesto and the ExhibitorEd Success System and founder of the Exhibit Marketers Café, an online education community.
